Pnctr of abd wall w/o fb, unsp q w/o penet perit cav, sqla

This code signifies a past injury involving a puncture wound to the abdominal wall that did not involve a foreign body or penetrate the peritoneal cavity. The specific quadrant of the abdomen is not documented. This code is used when the patient is presenting for treatment of a residual condition or complication directly resulting from this healed wound.

Apply this code when a patient presents with a sequela (e.g., chronic pain, scar tissue complications, nerve damage) stemming from a previously sustained, healed puncture wound of the abdominal wall. The original injury must have been superficial, without foreign body retention or peritoneal cavity involvement, and the specific abdominal quadrant was not specified in the initial documentation.

• Always assign an additional code to describe the specific sequela being treated.
• Confirm that the original injury documentation explicitly states "without foreign body" and "without penetration into peritoneal cavity."
• This "S" code indicates a sequela, meaning the initial injury has healed and the patient is being treated for a late effect.